C&C sprites?

[AE35]

Hi guys!

Does anyone know if it is possible to get the sprites from C&C (or RA)? I have looked on the net, but in contrast to almost all other games, they seem to 
not exist

Thanks!

[AchromicWhite]

On 12/30/2017 at 11:56 PM, AE35 said:

Hi guys!

Does anyone know if it is possible to get the sprites from C&C (or RA)? I have looked on the net, but in contrast to almost all other games, they seem to 
not exist

Thanks!

Yes, you can get them.
They files called .shp, which contains a string of pictures (basically).
In your cnc95 folder there should be a folder called XCC, which contains programs to help extract those files.
XCC mixer.exe will let you extract the files.

There's a bit more to it all if you're looking to edit, and if someone knows where there's a write up on how to do that, a link would be much appreciated... as it takes a while to write it all down. (It's also been a little while since I've edited, so I'd need to do some recalling first).

[K4773]

There is a well explained thread how to rip the sprites from the files: 

https://forums.cncnet.org/topic/1974-cc1ra1-converting-shp-files-tofrom-a-single-big-png-containing-all-frames/

[fir3w0rx]

I prefer to use SHP Builder...

 

Using XCC Mixer, EXTRACT(right-click) the SHP/sprite from conquer.mix, then open it up in SHP Builder.

From there you can EXPORT individual frames, animated gifs or an entire sprite sheet...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[K4773]

By the way where can I find the sprites of the infantry and tanks in the files? Any idea?

[Nyerguds]

On 1/2/2018 at 1:13 AM, AchromicWhite said:

In your cnc95 folder there should be a folder called XCC, which contains programs to help extract those files.

Wait, what? That's not a normal part of a C&C95 installation...

On 4/29/2019 at 11:28 AM, K4773 said:

By the way where can I find the sprites of the infantry and tanks in the files? Any idea?

Uh. For C&C, it's just in there with all the rest, inside conquer.mix

In RA, the infantry are in lores.mix/hires.mix if I remember correctly, for respectively the original DOS infantry and the ugly upscaled versions of RA95.